For having the front windows tinted on my truck, if you have noticed at least 4 out of every 10 cars have all windows tinted my guess is that the cop was bored and I happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, anyways I understand that is ilegal here CA so I got the front tint removed, and I hate the way my truck looks now with only the rear windows tinted. Has anybody been in this situation before? can you tint the windows back after the court/officer checks the truck??
I was told that now they ask you to get your vehicle checked several times on different dates to make sure you dont commit the infraction again is this true?
any feedback is appreciated.
I am pretty sure that you cant have the front side windows tinted at all in der Republik of Kalifornia...... haha. At least that is what I remember living there as a kid.... Since you got ticketed, just pull it off. I wouldnt put it back on though unless you want another ticket.....
go to court and tell them to suck it....lmao.....just kidding.... They will not call you back.... in some cases, all you need is a reciept stating that you had the tint removed.....there are only a few that they need to inspect the vehicle....have a tint shop make you a receipt that they removed the front tint and drive a buddies car to the court date....try and save a little money
I have an offroad shop here that gives me a receipt for $1100 for speedo re-calibration whenever I get a speeding ticket.....I blame it on the big tires and it flys in court all the time....if they see you paid money to rememdy the situation, they dismiss it
I have recieved numerous tint tickets in the past. Luckily, I used to date a girl whose father and brother were cops. They signed them off for me. I probably got 5 or 6 tickets in 3 years, and never had to do anything other than have it signed and pay the $10 or $20 fine. I also got a ticket for no front liscense plate one time, after the girl and I broke up, and took it to the police station to get it signed off with my windows tinted. The cop saw the front plate on, and signed off the ticket. You definately caught a cop that was bored. I think more vehicles in Cali have tint than ones that do not!!!
There is a common myth here in California that you can tint the front windows. You cannot. The only thing that can be applied is UV film, that must be clear. Here are your options:
Remove the front tint, go to CHP or your local PD, doesn't matter who gave you the ticket, have it signed off as corrected, pay the $12, your done.
or
Pay the fine....your done. It is not a moving violation, so there will not be a point.
If you were to lightly tint your front windows you might be OK. It's still illegal, but for the most part you won't be bothered.......
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26708. (a) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any
object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied
upon the windshield or side or rear windows.
(2) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or
material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied in or
upon the vehicle which obstructs or reduces the driver's clear
view through the windshield or side windows.
(3) This subdivision applies to a person driving a motor vehicle
with the driver's clear vision through the windshield, or side or
rear windows, obstructed by snow or ice.
(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Rearview mirrors.
(2) Adjustable nontransparent sunvisors which are mounted forward
of the side windows and are not attached to the glass.
(3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a
7-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed
from the driver, signs, stickers, or other materials which are
displayed in a 7-inch square in the lower corner of the rear window
farthest removed from the driver, or signs, stickers, or other materials
which are displayed in a 5-inch square in the lower corner of the
windshield nearest the driver.
(4) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver.
(5) Direction, destination, or termini signs upon a passenger common
carrier motor vehicle or a schoolbus, if those signs do not interfere
with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic.
(6) Rear window wiper motor.
(7) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges.
(8) The rear window or windows, when the motor vehicle is equipped
with outside mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the
vehicle that are so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the
highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the
rear of the vehicle.
(9) A clear, transparent lens affixed to the side window opposite the
driver on a vehicle greater than 80 inches in width and which occupies
an area not exceeding 50 square inches of the lowest corner toward the
rear of that window and which provides the driver with a wide-angle view
through the lens.
(10) Sun screening devices meeting the requirements of Section 26708.2
installed on the side windows on either side of the vehicle's front seat,
if the driver or a passenger in the front seat has in his or her
possession a letter or other document signed by a licensed physician and
surgeon certifying that the person must be shaded from the sun due to a
medical condition, or has in his or her possession a letter or other
document signed by a licensed optometrist certifying that the person must
be shaded from the sun due to a visual condition. The devices authorized
by this paragraph shall not be used during darkness.
(11) An electronic communication device affixed to the center uppermost
portion of the interior of a windshield within an area that is not greater
than 5 inches square, if the device provides either of the following:
(A) The capability for enforcement facilities of the Department of the
California Highway Patrol to communicate with a vehicle equipped with
the device.
(B) The capability for electronic toll and traffic management on public
or private roads or facilities.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), transparent material may be installed,
affixed, or applied to the topmost portion of the windshield if the following
conditions apply:
(1) The bottom edge of the material is at least 29 inches above the
undepressed driver's seat when measured from a point 5 inches in front
of the bottom of the backrest with the driver's seat in its rearmost
and lowermost position with the vehicle on a level surface.
(2) The material is not red or amber in color.
(3) There is no opaque lettering on the material and any other lettering
does not affect primary colors or distort vision through the windshield.
(4) The material does not reflect sunlight or headlight glare into the
eyes of occupants of oncoming or following vehicles to any greater extent
than the windshield without the material.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), clear, colorless, and transparent
material may be installed, affixed, or applied to the front side windows,
located to the immediate left and right of the front seat if the following
conditions are met:
(1) The material has a minimum visible light transmittance of 88 percent.
(2) The window glazing with the material applied meets all requirements
of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205 (49 C.F.R. 571.205),
including the specified minimum light transmittance of 70 percent and
the abrasion resistance of AS-14 glazing, as specified in that federal
standard.
(3) The material is designed and manufactured to enhance the ability
of the existing window glass to block the sun's harmful ultraviolet A rays.
(4) The driver has in his or her possession, or within the vehicle,
a certificate signed by the installing company certifying that the
windows with the material installed meet the requirements of this
subdivision and identifies the installing company and the material's
manufacturer by full name and street address, or, if the material was
installed by the vehicle owner, a certificate signed by the material's
manufacturer certifying that the windows with the material installed
according to manufacturer's instructions meets the requirements of this
subdivision and identifies the material's manufacturer by full name
and street address.
(5) If the material described in this subdivision tears or bubbles,
or is otherwise worn to prohibit clear vision, it shall be removed
or replaced.
Amended Sec. 77, Ch. 1154, Stats. 1996. Effective September 30, 1996.
Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 476, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
26708.2. Sun screening devices permitted by paragraph (10) of
subdivision (b) of Section 26708 shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) The devices shall be held in place by means allowing ready
removal from the window area, such as a frame, a rigid material with
temporary fasteners, or a flexible roller shade.
(b) Devices utilizing transparent material shall be green, gray,
or a neutral smoke in color and shall have a luminous transmittance
of not less than 35 percent.
(c) Devices utilizing nontransparent louvers or other alternating
patterns of opaque and open sections shall have an essentially
uniform pattern over the entire surface, except for framing and
supports. At least 35 percent of the device area shall be open and
no individual louver or opaque section shall have a projected
vertical dimension exceeding 3/16 inch.
(d) The devices shall not have a reflective quality exceeding 35
percent on either the inner or outer surface.
26708.5. (a) No person shall place, install, affix, or apply any
transparent material upon the windshield, or side or rear windows, of
any motor vehicle if the material alters the color or reduces the
light transmittance of the windshield or side or rear windows, except
as provided in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 26708.
(b) Tinted safety glass may be installed in a vehicle if (1) the
glass complies with motor vehicle safety standards of the United
States Department of Transportation for safety glazing materials, and
(2) the glass is installed in a location permitted by those
standards for the particular type of glass used.
26710. It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon a highway
when the windshield or rear window is in such a defective condition
as to impair the driver's vision either to the front or rear.
In the event any windshield or rear window fails to comply with
this code the officer making the inspection shall direct the driver
to make the windshield and rear window conform to the requirements of
this code within 48 hours. The officer may also arrest the driver
and give him notice to appear and further require the driver or the
owner of the vehicle to produce in court satisfactory evidence that
the windshield or rear window has been made to conform to the
requirements of this code.
I got pulled over for speeding and then ticketed for the windows. Usually they won't pull you over for just windows (Uncle is a motorcycle cop). Of course he signed off the tint, but paid for the speeding ticket and traffic school. IMO you need tint out here in CA for various reasons and yes it looks like ugly with no tint on the front windows and dark in the back.
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they use that as a reason to pull you over ..and then from there fish around for anything else. i have my windows limo tint (5%) all around and 8 in on the front winshield. i rarely get pulled over but when i do ive nvr gotten a ticket for it. one reason being that my cuzins card that works for the local pd is taped to my id and the other being that im also in law enforcement. my advice would be to say that this is your car but that your cuzin primarily drives it and he works in law enforcements thats why the windows are tinted. its worked for other pp sop yeah. i just thnk it sucks to pay to get your windows tinted then have to remove them thats all.
There is a common myth here in California that you can tint the front windows. You cannot. The only thing that can be applied is UV film, that must be clear. Here are your options:
Remove the front tint, go to CHP or your local PD, doesn't matter who gave you the ticket, have it signed off as corrected, pay the $12, your done.
or
Pay the fine....your done. It is not a moving violation, so there will not be a point.
If you were to lightly tint your front windows you might be OK. It's still illegal, but for the most part you won't be bothered.......
I've just paid the fine as you've stated above a couple of times and moved on. Figured it was cheaper than removing the tint and re-tinting. Once the fine was paid, no further action.
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Well I think I got you beat I just got pulled over a couple hours ago in my brothers 350z and I got a fix it ticket for having TINTED not sprayed head lights and tail lights, and on top of that he also added for not having a front license plate. Why did he have to check the front. SIGH!!! Cali laws suck I'm moving to Florida jk... but seriously the laws suck here... Some one please run for governor and change these laws lol.
Get used to it. We're in a huge budget crunch--they need all the revenue they can get. Fortunately guys like you are out there generously giving of your money to the state.
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I just got a ticket for tint, no front license plate and tinted tailights, or so he says. The ticket only stated window tint and front license plate, he said the tailights are included in the window tint section, dunno about all that. Anyways it was a brand new chp officer, I think he just needed practice writing tickets, he was more nervous than me. Cali laws suuuucckkk.
So I got Pulled Over....
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